This paper describes the cooperation and inspection arrangements for verifying the dismantlement of non-strategic Russian submarines, including waste handling, in accordance with the provisions given in the bilateral agreement between the Governments of Russia and Norway and the Norwegian Plan of Action for Nuclear Safety. The main concerns during the project implementation are nuclear safety, the individual safety of workers and the safe and secure handling of radioactive and toxic wastes. Based on data provided by the shipyard on individual exposure, one dismantlement project results in average in an effective dose for shipyard workers between 1,1 and 1,9 mSv, depending on the scope of the work for each worker. The main conclusion is that the present handling of solid radioactive waste is not optimal as such waste now is being put into the reactor compartments without the possibility for adequate control, including the retrieval for repacking or transfer to adequate storage facilities, after the reactor compartments have been placed in the long term storage facility in Saida Bay. Today there is no repository in Northwest-Russia for defence-related radioactive waste.
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The 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management
September 2–6, 2007
Bruges, Belgium
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- Nuclear Division and Environmental Engineering Division
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Bjo̸rn Borgaas,
Bjo̸rn Borgaas
Rambo̸ll Storvik AS, Oslo, Norway
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Ingar Amundsen,
Ingar Amundsen
Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, O̸stera˚s, Norway
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Ole Reistadt
Ole Reistadt
Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, O̸stera˚s, Norway
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Bjo̸rn Borgaas
Rambo̸ll Storvik AS, Oslo, Norway
Ingar Amundsen
Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, O̸stera˚s, Norway
Ole Reistadt
Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, O̸stera˚s, Norway
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ICEM2007-7133, pp. 505-511; 7 pages
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May 29, 2009
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Borgaas, B, Amundsen, I, & Reistadt, O. "Towards Solving the Problems of the Solid Radioactive Wastes From Decommissioned Soviet-Designed Nuclear Submarines." Proceedings of the The 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Parts A and B. Bruges, Belgium. September 2–6, 2007. pp. 505-511. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2007-7133
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